On 12/10/05, Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> wrote:
> --- caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> > In German, "bridge" is "Brücke," and "ridge" is
> > "Rücken."
>
> Then we can set up a nice correspondence, if 'Mücke'
> is etymologically related to 'midge'
No "if" about it; just ask m-w.com
(http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=midge):
> Etymology: Middle English _migge_, from Old English _mycg_; akin to Old High German
> _mucka _ midge, Greek _myia_ fly, Latin _musca_
Funny how sound changes work. I never would have guessed that "midge"
and "mosquito" were cognate.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>